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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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S. Korea, U.S. kick off two-week joint military drill amid N. Korea's threats
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian on Monday to maintain their combined forces' readiness against North Korea's potential aggression amid Pyongyang's threats to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike.The allies' Combined Forces Command said the drill will run to Sept. 2, and involve about 75,000 troops, including 25,000 from the U.S. side.As the countries opened the command and control exercise earlier in the day, they told North Korea of
DefenseAug. 22, 2016
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[June H.L. Wong] Money, culture and Asia’s chase for Olympic gold
After two weeks of intense competitions among the world’s finest athletes, the Rio Games has ended. New records were set and new heroes were born, among them, Singapore’s young swimmer Joseph Schooling who staged one of the greatest upsets of the Olympics.As defined by Daniel Goffenberg of CBC Sports, for a great upset to happen, “You need an overwhelming favorite, a gutsy underdog, and a stage big enough for the outcome to matter.”Schooling’s victory over Michael Phelps fit the bill perfectly.
ViewpointsAug. 22, 2016